The average British household wastes more than three weeks’ worth of food every year, research has revealed.
Almost six per cent (£2.56) of our groceries each week are chucked away, meaning on average £133.12 a year goes straight in the bin.
The survey, by kitchen specialists GlotechRepairs.co.uk, revealed the most commonly thrown away items were fruit, vegetables and bread.
The average British household wastes more than three weeks’ worth of food every year, research has revealed
Each year the average household wastes 18 potatoes, 16 carrots, 15 apples, 13 bananas and four loaves of bread.
Surprisingly the statistics also show how nearly half of Brits (46 per cent) keep their bread in the fridge, despite this speeding up the growth of mould.
The survey of 1,000 people showed how people in the North East spend the least on their week shop at £36.45.
However they also admitted to throwing away the most - an average of 8 per cent of their total shop gets chucked, equating to £151.63 a year.
East Midlanders were found to purchase the most food with a whopping 112 items each week, compared to the national average of 94 products.
East Anglians purchased the least with only 87 items each week, yet the research shows they buy more milk and sausages than any other county.
Families were asked by GlotechRepairs.co.uk what was in their fridge and the respondents revealed that the average household buys 365 eggs a year, 231 pints of milk, 157 rashers of bacon and 55 loaves of bread.
In April The Trussell Trust revealed that they had provided 1,109,309 emergency food supplies in the 2015/16 financial year, with over 400,000 of these going to children.
Almost six per cent (£2.56) of our groceries each week are chucked away, meaning on average £133.12 a year goes straight in the bin
CEO of The Trussel Trust David McAuley said: ‘One million three-day food supplies given out by our food banks every year is one million too many.
‘This must not become the new normal. We need to listen to the experiences of people facing hunger and poverty, and work to find solutions to this problem together.’
Charity FoodCycle, which runs community projects across the UK working to help reduce food poverty, said food waste not only has an impact on your pocket but on the environment too.
A spokesman for FoodCycle said: “There are some quite shocking facts which show the negative impact food waste can have on the environment.
“We find it so hard to believe that in a country, in 21st century Britain, the level of food waste is so high at the same time food poverty is so high.
“We know that there is good food that can be put to good use which can be saved and that is a challenge which we want to overcome.
“Finally the morality behind wasting food is another factor, so many resources and energy go into producing food and for that to go to waste is something that is concerning.”
News Referance: Mail Online
